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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Theoretical studies of excitation dynamics in a peridinin-chlorophyll-protein coupled to a metallic nanoparticle
Contributor:
Schmidt, Mikolaj;
Mackowski, Sebastian
Published:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2011
Published in:
Open Physics, 9 (2011) 2, Seite 562-569
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2478/s11534-011-0003-x
ISSN:
2391-5471
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Abstract In this work we study the influence of plasmon excitations on the excitation dynamics within a protein complex embedding two chlorophyll molecules coupled to a gold nanosphere. Small separation between the chlorophylls and metallic nanoparticle allows us to simplify the calculations of the Förster energy transfer rate and non-radiative processes by replacing a spherical nanoparticle with a metallic surface. Our results show modifications of all relevant processes and the energy transfer pathways within the system as well as the radiative processes. Plasmon induced changes result in strong qualitative effects of the fluorescence of the studied light-harvesting complex.